The neighborhood where I live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has a really high concentration of crafty people and shops. Previously I profiled Victor Osborne. Today I have a profile of artist Steve Lambert. In addition to his work as CEO of Anti-Advertising Agency and creator of AddArt, Steve makes some pretty cool drawings. I previously posted […]
Joel writes on Boing Boing Gadgets: Wired.com is taking submissions for a redesign of their logo in the style of Dungeons & Dragons maps (or riffs thereon). The winner will replace the Wired.com logo for a day on the main site. An awesome gesture, guys. We agree! Redesign the Wired.com Logo, Dungeons & Dragons-Style – […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool This week capped off the entry period for our MAKE Flickr photo pool contest. We’ve seen a lot of great stuff! Stay tuned – we’ll be announcing the winners this week. In the meantime, check out some highlights from the past seven days: Farnea’s Audrey robots [above, bottom-left]- Link Sax-a-ma-phoooone […]
Makers from Japan: An Interview with Masayuki Akamatsu Masayuki Akamatsu has taught sound/media arts at IAMAS (International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences/Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences, Gifu, Japan) since 1997. He has exhibited multimedia electronic installations and performed throughout the world, and is also a member of The Breadboard Band, a group […]
“Spinning beach ball of death” and “Loading PCB” – video, (Gieskes, 2007) Interview/Article by Jonah Brucker-Cohen In the illustrious world of case-mods and console hacking, artists and makers are re-inventing the design and function of these ubiquitous consumer electronics devices by creating hybrid systems and creative artifacts that challenge the corporate status quo. Taking this […]
Arwen has a couple of interviews from Thanksgiving makers – here’s the first, a turkey fryer how-to’er, she writes – I did a series of interviews with Instructables users about their fabulous and varied Halloween projects, and noticed recently that the Thanksgiving contest is just wrapping up. I was curious to see what Instructables users […]
Arwen has a fantastic interview (make sure to see the photos) she writes – “Liquid Nitrogen ice cream? Fractal pecan pie?? A recirculating gravy fountain??? I couldn’t believe my eyes when I first saw Turkey Tek’s Thanksgiving Instructables way back in April, and I’ve been not-so-patiently waiting to see what they put up this year. […]
